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that's the strategic environment has changed entirely and particularly china. when you go to nairobi and i've been there twice this year, you see all of this infrastructure development. no roads. you know, the refurbishment of the port that they're going to bid on, i'm sure. the chinese have changed the playing field. if the u.s. and the u.k. and the europeans don't want to deal with uhuru kenyatta, he has another option. the chinese unvoi was very much at kenyatta's home today welcoming his election as did the chinese foreign ministry and named him, you know, as president-elect uhuru kenyatta. so the united states is playing a dangerous game and putting itself in a very small diplomatic box. >> ifill: have all the tribal rivalries that sparked some of this violence in 2007 and 2008, have they simply gone away? raila odinga and kenyatta -- never the twain shall meet? >> the tribal competition is still very much there. this election was very much based on communities voting for their boys, as they would call them. so the one tribal group feels very grieved by th
that's the strategic environment has changed entirely and particularly china. when you go to nairobi and i've been there twice this year, you see all of this infrastructure development. no roads. you know, the refurbishment of the port that they're going to bid on, i'm sure. the chinese have changed the playing field. if the u.s. and the u.k. and the europeans don't want to deal with uhuru kenyatta, he has another option. the chinese unvoi was very much at kenyatta's home today welcoming his...
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something else, i think that disparity begins to establish a psychology that in some cases led to that environment. i have to believe the more we can treat people equally, the more likely they are to treat each other equally. >> reporter: the decision comes nearly two and a half years after the repeal of another ban "don't ask, don't tell" which barred gays and lesbians from openly serving in the military. >> ifill: for more on how this came together, and what comes >> brown: still to come on the newshour: confirmation hearings for secretary of state nominee john kerry ... china's growth bubble ... and an online "fireside chat" with vice president biden. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: president obama announced his nominees today to run two key financial regulatory agencies. he tapped mary jo white to chair the securities and exchange commission. she's a former federal prosecutor in new york, with a long record of prosecuting financial fraud and other white- collar crimes. >> if confirmed by the senate, i look forward to committing all of my energies
something else, i think that disparity begins to establish a psychology that in some cases led to that environment. i have to believe the more we can treat people equally, the more likely they are to treat each other equally. >> reporter: the decision comes nearly two and a half years after the repeal of another ban "don't ask, don't tell" which barred gays and lesbians from openly serving in the military. >> ifill: for more on how this came together, and what comes...
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to the sec of defense and everyone in between are responsible to uphold our values and continue an environment of dignity and respect for all. >> brown: among other things, the new measures include: creating a legal advocacy program in each military service and ensuring that military prosecutors handle all pre-trial investigative hearings. the problem has come into stark relief in recent months. a pentagon study in may found that an estimated 26,000 troops said they were sexually assaulted last year, but only 3,400 attacks were reported. at a june hearing, democratic senator kirsten gillibrand of new york argued victims have little reason to expect fair treatment. >> not all commanders are objective. not every single commander necessarily wants women in the force; not every single commander believes what a sexual assault is; not every single single commander can distinguish between a slap on the ass and a rape because they merge all of these crimes together. >> brown: gillibrand, and her 46 legislative co-sponsors in the senate want sexual assault cases handled entirely outside the chain of co
to the sec of defense and everyone in between are responsible to uphold our values and continue an environment of dignity and respect for all. >> brown: among other things, the new measures include: creating a legal advocacy program in each military service and ensuring that military prosecutors handle all pre-trial investigative hearings. the problem has come into stark relief in recent months. a pentagon study in may found that an estimated 26,000 troops said they were sexually...
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still she says she would rather live in this camp environment than risk returning to her old village. >> i like this place. it's peaceful. i rest well here. i can't go back. >> kenyans are making sure they're not victims again by separating from the others, by being only among the old. so you feel safer there. >> reporter: this person says these fears are driven by political manipulation based on ethnicity. >> ethnicity matters because it gives leaders an easy tool to mobilize people. we basically believe that if somebody with from my ethnic group is elected as president, then we will benefit. you can see benefit to an it nick group when the president has come from that group. >> reporter: this person brought me to the place where historic grievances over land ownership are stoked in a election cycle. >> the second year things are okay. by the fourth year the elections are coming so one community lives in this place and so. because that is the time the politicians have a fertile ground to incite one group against the other. >> reporter: after the last elections two groups were violent
still she says she would rather live in this camp environment than risk returning to her old village. >> i like this place. it's peaceful. i rest well here. i can't go back. >> kenyans are making sure they're not victims again by separating from the others, by being only among the old. so you feel safer there. >> reporter: this person says these fears are driven by political manipulation based on ethnicity. >> ethnicity matters because it gives leaders an easy tool to...
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you know, we all have children, and what do we need to do in order to make this a safer environment for our children? i think, once you throw the i think once the politics is out, it becomes simpler. >> we're not just about guns, and we're not just about legislation. we are rising above the politics, and we're looking at the causes of gun violence, particularly mental wellness, and community. and other groups haven't done that to date, and i think this is a new way for people to engage in something that they haven't engaged before. and everyone is aware that we have a problem with gun violence in this country, but they feel helpless and not know what to do. they feel it's too political, it's too hard, it's too much of a fight. well, we're saying it doesn't have to be any of those things. this is about a conversation and community-based solutions, that we can deliver ourselves and help prevent this. >> sreenivasan: nicole hockley says her family will continue to take things day by day, and she remains optimistic about the future. >> after 12/14, what i saw was a nation really come togeth
you know, we all have children, and what do we need to do in order to make this a safer environment for our children? i think, once you throw the i think once the politics is out, it becomes simpler. >> we're not just about guns, and we're not just about legislation. we are rising above the politics, and we're looking at the causes of gun violence, particularly mental wellness, and community. and other groups haven't done that to date, and i think this is a new way for people to engage in...
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. >> therefore i didn't expect he will be endorsing individual groups too early that enhances this environment of uncertainty in afghanistan where we do need actually a clear movement. we don't have political party notice afghanistan so therefore it's important to know who are some of the front-runners but president karzai may not like to see an individual emerging because it will make him less relevant. >> of course washington's relations with president karzai have been bumpy many times along the way. >> yes. >> so is there a clear sense, a belief that he will step down in some sense of what comes next. >> i think i would agree again with the ambassador that even though he mentioned this, the jury is still out as to what will happen. afghanistan is an unpredictable place as i found out and many would agree. however it would really help democratic institution building in afghanistan and the democratic process if he did follow through with this commitment et cetera's just made in front of the president of the united states an american public here in the united states. he said it before in afgha
. >> therefore i didn't expect he will be endorsing individual groups too early that enhances this environment of uncertainty in afghanistan where we do need actually a clear movement. we don't have political party notice afghanistan so therefore it's important to know who are some of the front-runners but president karzai may not like to see an individual emerging because it will make him less relevant. >> of course washington's relations with president karzai have been bumpy many...
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factor for alzehimer's disease and due to successes in public health and many other aspects of our environments we've generated an increase in life expectancy, more people grow to be old and therefore become at risk for alzehimer's disease. >> brown: so the good news is we live longer but as we do this is part of the bad news? >> that's precisely right and that's why there's such an imperative to do something about it. to make sure these projection which is assume we won't be able to interfere to slow the progression of alzehimer's disease is not the case so we focused a great deal of attention on research with, i must say, a great deal of optimism as well as hope in finding ways to prevent that. >> brown: before we get to that i want to focus more on the study, dr. petersen, because this study looked at the costs and that's the kind of news here is the ballooning costs. where are those costs rising the most? >> well, the costs are a combination of direct costs to the medical care system and then informal costs in terms of nursing home care, long-term care, individuals being cared for at home.
factor for alzehimer's disease and due to successes in public health and many other aspects of our environments we've generated an increase in life expectancy, more people grow to be old and therefore become at risk for alzehimer's disease. >> brown: so the good news is we live longer but as we do this is part of the bad news? >> that's precisely right and that's why there's such an imperative to do something about it. to make sure these projection which is assume we won't be able...
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. >> a company typically would perform assessments of their environment to determine whether they had vulnerables the attackers could take vac of in their web sites so they could test them to see if they have problems. they would evaluate their computers to see if they configured them appropriately. because there are known ways to take advantage of systems, so they would be self-inspecting those types of things. >> ifill: so the very first thing is there is self-inspection from the retailer or as i saw today the secret service gets involved in this? >> the secret service would be involved to help them investigate but wouldn't be there to help them defend themselves. pain, almost all major organizations have full-time security staffs where they are always looking at their environment and trying to make sure that they're up to date on their software that if they find a problem they fix it. but it's a tough thing. the larger the environment, the more difficult it is to find and resolve the issues. >> ifill: okay, steve suddeno from mandiant, thanks so much for helping us out. we have mor
. >> a company typically would perform assessments of their environment to determine whether they had vulnerables the attackers could take vac of in their web sites so they could test them to see if they have problems. they would evaluate their computers to see if they configured them appropriately. because there are known ways to take advantage of systems, so they would be self-inspecting those types of things. >> ifill: so the very first thing is there is self-inspection from the...
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. >> the characteristics of the organism thetas more beneficial for the environment gets passed on. >> suarez: teaching a morning biology lesson in any high school is hard in underperforming urban schools with low tests scores, it's even harder. >> what was the point of that lab? was there a point? what was the point, what was the point of the simulation? >> to figure out how to come up with natural selection. >> what is natural selection, though. >> reporter: the >> suarez: the challenge has brought chris emdin, a professor from columbia university's teachers college back into the classroom. emdin's mission: to find a way to make science something these kids can relate to. his idea: to use hip-hop music to unlock science ideas; use the ipod to help you get natural selection. >> what happens if a song is just not popping anymore? you won't select it to be in your playlist, right? well, if an attribute of an organisms, right, if its not needed anymore, then it won't get passed on to the next generation. in other words, it wouldn't make the new playlist, does that make sense? >> suarez:
. >> the characteristics of the organism thetas more beneficial for the environment gets passed on. >> suarez: teaching a morning biology lesson in any high school is hard in underperforming urban schools with low tests scores, it's even harder. >> what was the point of that lab? was there a point? what was the point, what was the point of the simulation? >> to figure out how to come up with natural selection. >> what is natural selection, though. >>...
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create a healthy food environment. more activity for individuals. all of those things. a much broader agenda. >> ifill: susan dentzer of health affairs, thank you so much. >> great to be with you, gwen. >> ifill: again, the major developments of the day. the dow industrials gained 126 to finish at an all-time high of 14,253. it's now recovered all the losses suffered in the crash of 2008. and venezuelan president hugo chavez died at the age of 58, after a long battle with cancer. during his 14 years in power, he championed socialist revolution and challenged u.s. influence in latin america. tonight president obama released a statement saying the u.s. wants to start a new constructive relationship with venezuela. >> suarez: and online, what does the sequester mean for scientific research? hari sreenivasan has the details. >> sreenivasan: policymakers aren't the only ones hit by automatic federal spending cuts. non-defense agencies like the national institutes of health and the national science foundation are feeling the pinch. read more on our science page. plus, on this
create a healthy food environment. more activity for individuals. all of those things. a much broader agenda. >> ifill: susan dentzer of health affairs, thank you so much. >> great to be with you, gwen. >> ifill: again, the major developments of the day. the dow industrials gained 126 to finish at an all-time high of 14,253. it's now recovered all the losses suffered in the crash of 2008. and venezuelan president hugo chavez died at the age of 58, after a long battle with...
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. >> the political environment is a lot different than in 2007 the last time congress took up an effort to overhaul the nation's immigration laws. right now we have evangelical leaders who have signed on and said, look, there's a religious imperative to embrace the stranger and to reach out and help people who are in our community. on the republican side, you have what they call a coalition of bibles, badges and business. you have faith leaders. you also have law enforcement leaders, attorney general from the states. and other sheriffs. and business leaders who are saying, look, our system is broken. its time to fix the system. on the republican side they're getting pressure from some of these core constituents to come up with a solution. >> ifill: is it fair to say after seeing his kind of tour de force on the sunday talk shows yesterday that senator marco rubio, the florida republican, is the face of this? or are there other... is there other agitation going on especially over in the house? >> marco rubio is seen as essential to presenting this bill to conservative members of the repu
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in this department at every level of command will work together everyday to establish an environment of dignity and respect where sexual assault is not tolerated, condoned or ignored. >> reporter: the pentagon report came just days affluent connell jeffrey krusinski was himself arrested for allegedly groping a woman. and in february air force lieutenant general susan helms overturned a captain's conviction on aggravated sexual assault. now missouri senator claire mccaskell is holding up helms' nomination for vice chair of the u.s. someplace command she spoke at today's hearing. >> the general said no, no, we believe the member of the military. that is the crux of the problem here. because if a victim does not believe that the system is capable of believing her there's no point in risking your entire career. >> reporter: in response, lawmakers are pursuing multiple kinds of legislation on the problem. one could strip commanding officers of their ability too reverse convictions. i'm joined now by mark thompson, the washington deputy bureau chief and national security correspondent for
in this department at every level of command will work together everyday to establish an environment of dignity and respect where sexual assault is not tolerated, condoned or ignored. >> reporter: the pentagon report came just days affluent connell jeffrey krusinski was himself arrested for allegedly groping a woman. and in february air force lieutenant general susan helms overturned a captain's conviction on aggravated sexual assault. now missouri senator claire mccaskell is holding up...
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like i stated, it's a different environment of factors, risk factors that play a part in that, and with the youth in the district of columbia, where i work, i think it's just those different issues, those needs that are not being met within those households. those needs not being met in the community and school system. i think that's a big part of it. if you look at the incarceration rate-- we have around 2.4 million americans arrested. almost half of that is african american. so when you look at those households, those are individuals that are no longer there. those are fathers. those are brothers, and that really plays a part in the erosion of those family units. >> woodruff: and to the extent guns, paul barrett, are part of this, how do they get injected into this picture? how available are they? >> well, we have 300 million firearms in private hands in the united states. so we are a society that is permeated by guns and gun ownership. the vast majority of those firearms owned legally and are not cause anything particular problem, buof but millions are owned illegally, are on the bla
like i stated, it's a different environment of factors, risk factors that play a part in that, and with the youth in the district of columbia, where i work, i think it's just those different issues, those needs that are not being met within those households. those needs not being met in the community and school system. i think that's a big part of it. if you look at the incarceration rate-- we have around 2.4 million americans arrested. almost half of that is african american. so when you look...
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so if we can understand what are the underlying pathways by which genes and environment interacting actually create the disease, then we have a chance to interrupt that process. >> reporter: researchers acknowledge that the promise of genetics to treat and potentially prevent disease is moving slower in some cases than initially expected. but schaefer and others are also convinced that genetics will play a vital role in determining which medicines can most benefit people. >> we actually are finding, for example, that genes are an important factor in how people respond to medications. so we're increasingly identifying what are the genetic variants that are important when you're about to prescribe a medication for someone. >> reporter: medicine to lower high cholesterol-- statins-- are part of risch's studies. >> you know, if people take statins, we look to see how their l.d.l. cholesterol responds to taking statins. and we clearly show there's a dose relationship, the larger your statin's dose. but there are genetic factors that also determine how well you can respond to statin use. >> report
so if we can understand what are the underlying pathways by which genes and environment interacting actually create the disease, then we have a chance to interrupt that process. >> reporter: researchers acknowledge that the promise of genetics to treat and potentially prevent disease is moving slower in some cases than initially expected. but schaefer and others are also convinced that genetics will play a vital role in determining which medicines can most benefit people. >> we...
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up to two years of growth every school year in subjects like reading and math because the learning environment has become safer. >> with this program we are able to teach them how to deal with those feelings, how to solve those conflicts, how to take a breath and then they can go into the academics and that's when they are learning. >> reporter: and long after class is over, babies who take part in the program get an additional benefit from teaching these lessons. their students share their own tips on how to survive the perils of elementary school. third grader lacy george has this advice for little emory. >> try to do your homework a little earlier in the day not when you are really cranky at the end of the day or when you are really tired. you have to work hard and do your best work in school so make sure you're doing that. >> reporter: the program is now in three u.s. states, as well as canada, parts of europe and new zealand. the organization plans to expand in the coming year. >> wooduff: online, high school and middle school students from our reporting labs share their personal experien
up to two years of growth every school year in subjects like reading and math because the learning environment has become safer. >> with this program we are able to teach them how to deal with those feelings, how to solve those conflicts, how to take a breath and then they can go into the academics and that's when they are learning. >> reporter: and long after class is over, babies who take part in the program get an additional benefit from teaching these lessons. their students...